Tex. Health & Safety Code § 791.004 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
EXEMPTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This chapter does not apply to the construction of a structure in a municipality that has in effect a nationally recognized model building code governing the construction if the building code requires at least one one-hour fire-resistive means of escape with a total width equal to or greater than the total exit width required under this chapter for a structure of three or more stories.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a grain elevator constructed of:
(1) steel;
(2) steel and concrete; or
(3) wood if fewer than five persons are employed at the grain elevator.
(c) This chapter does not apply to a county courthouse that:
(1) was constructed before September 1, 1989; and
(2) is located in a county with a population of less than 50,000.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 888), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.791.htm
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- sha256 c137a4fd8468a74820446b6994044d48d9e31a4469c0021bbfab00c753585d94
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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